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My Ralphs Mega Sale Haul – Net $9.84, Saved $94.76!

by ocdealmama on April 11, 2013

I made a run to RALPHS this afternoon to take advantage of some of the HOT DEALS on cleaning supplies included in the Mega Sale this week! I got all 25 Items pictured for a Net of ONLY $9.84! Between the Mega Sale prices and my coupons, I SAVED $94.76 per my receipt!

I did (2) back-to-back transactions because I wanted BOTH of my SC Johnson $4 Catalinas to print, and because my Lysol coupons said limit 2 per transaction. (I did one transaction with 10 and another for 15 items.) If you purchase more than (5) participating SC Johnson items in a single transaction, you will still only get back ONE Catalina, so be sure and stick to 5 or less at a time. It’s a nice number since that’s how many you need for the Mega Sale discount anyway! (The Scrubbing Bubbles items and the Windex are producing the Catalina, the Lysol and 409 products are not included in that offer… they’re just CHEAP!)

***DEAL SCENARIO***
BUY (2) Formula 409 – $1.49
AND (4) SB Fantastic – $1.49
AND (2) Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Spray – $1.99
AND (2) Scrubbing Bubbles Fresh Brush Refills – $2.99
AND (2) Windex Multi Surface – $1.99
AND (4) Lysol Antibacterial Kitchen – $1.49
AND (4) Lysol Power & Fresh Multi Surface – $1.49
AND (1) Cascadian Farm Organic Cereal – $2.29
AND (4) Edge Shave Gels – $1.50
Subtotal $43.09, After Mega Sale Discount
USED: (2) $1.50/1 Formula 409, Clorox Clean Up or Tilex Spray
AND (3) $1/1 Fantastic (Found in magazine inserts)
AND (1) $0.75/1 Scrubbing Bubbles All Purpose Cleaner with Fantastik, exp. 4/28/13 (SS 03/17/13)
AND (1) $2/2 Scrubbing Bubbles Bathroom Cleaning Product, exp. 4/28/13 (SS 03/17/13)
AND (1) $2/2 Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Product, exp. 4/28/13 (SS 03/17/13)
AND (2) $0.75/1 Windex Multi Surface (Found in magazine inserts)
AND (4) $2/2 Lysol Product, exp. 8/31/13 (Answers at Walgreens Cold & Flu Booklet)
AND (1) $1/1 Cascadian Farm Product printable
AND (4) $1/1 Edge Shave Gel or Shave Cream, exp. 4/21/13 (SS 03/10/13)
Paid $17.84, Got Back (2) $4 Catalinas
NET = $9.84!

Since I did two separate transactions, I was able to use the $4 Catalina from my first transaction to pay for my second. YES… the SC Johnson Catalina is ROLLING! I only spent $13.84 out of pocket for everything and still walked out with a $4 Catalina to use on my next trip!

Have you been yet? Be sure and check the Ralphs Matchups… it’s worth the trip!

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My Walgreens Trip: Neosporin & Reach Floss – Money Maker!

by ocdealmama on April 9, 2013

In case you missed in this week’s Walgreens Matchups, there’s a GREAT deal running on NEOSPORIN! I can never seem to find this in my house when I need it, so it was on the top of my list this week. These are on sale for $3.99 Each and we’ll get 3000 Points (=$3.00) when you buy 2. There are some nice $2/1 coupons available to print which makes these ONLY $0.49 wyb 2, After Points! (Some of you may have an iBotta offer on this too… I didn’t.) Want to turn it into a money maker? There’s also a new $5 REBATE available when you spend $10 on participating health care items. Neosporin is included! Download the form HERE.

I did this deal today, along with the Money Maker Reach Floss! Unfortunately the $1/1 Reach coupon seems to have disappeared… I’m hoping it comes back. (It’s still a great deal with the $1/2 coupon… still a MONEY MAKER!) Here’s what I did today…

***DEAL IDEA***
Buy (2) Neosporin Ointments – $3.99 Each
AND (4) Reach Total Care Floss – 2/$3.00 + BOGO 50% OFF
Subtotal: $16.98
USED (3) $1.00 off ANY REACH Floss or REACH ACCESS Flosser (NLA – I wasn’t able to print a 4th)
AND $2/1 Neosporin Antibiotic Ointment or Neosporin Lip Health printable
AND $2/1 Any Neosporing Product
Paid $9.98, Got Back $3 Register Reward AND 6000 Points (Reach) AND 3000 Points (Neosporin)
= FREE + $2.02 MONEY MAKER, After Points!

If you don’t have the $1/1 Reach coupon, you can still do this deal…

***CATALINA ALERT***
Buy Reach Floss 3/25/13 – 4/21/13
Buy 2, Get Back $1 Register Reward
Buy 3, Get Back $2 Register Reward
Buy 4+, Get Back $3 Register Reward

***DEAL IDEA***
BUY (4) Reach Total Care Floss – 2/$3.00 + BOGO 50% OFF
Subtotal $9.00
USE (2) $1/2 Reach Floss Product printable
OR: $1/2 Reach Floss Product printable
Pay $7.00, Get Back $3 Register Reward AND 6000 Points (=$6)
= FREE + $2 MONEY MAKER, After Rewards!

You’ll get 3000 Points for every (2) Reach you purchase and another 3000 Points for every (2) Neosporin. You don’t want to purchase more than 4 Reach in a transaction since the Catalina max is on FOUR. Surprisingly, my store had several Reach Floss still on the shelf today!

Be sure to check out all of this week’s Walgreens Deals before you go!

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My CVS Trip – DermaSilk + Physicians Formula = $3.22 Money Maker!

by ocdealmama on April 9, 2013

I went by CVS this morning to see if I could find my FREE DermaSilk before it all sold out. I found it! The cheapest DermaSilk item at my store was the 1 Minute Wrinkle Eraser Pen for $20.99. I also picked up my Physicians Formula mascara since it’s on sale this week. I just so happened to find TWO of the $4/$12 Cosmetics purchase CVS coupons (from the red box) in my file… and since my total before coupons was over $24 I was able to use BOTH! This was GREAT…

***DEAL SCENARIO**
BUY: Physician’s Formula Mascara – $4.79 (After instant $6 savings)
AND: DermaSilk 1 Minute Wrinkle Eraser Pen – $20.99
Subtotal $25.78
USED: (2) $4/$12 Cosmetics Purchase CVS Coupons (from the red box)
AND: $1/1 Physicians Formula Product, exp. 4/30/13 (SS 02/10/13 R)
AND: $10/1 Any DermaSilk Full Size Product
Paid $6.78, Got Back $10 ECB
= FREE + $3.22 MONEY MAKER!

My tax was only $2.06 so even that was covered…. AWESOMENESS. This purchase also counts towards my CVS Beauty Bucks, and I’m pretty sure it pushed me over the $50 total. I’m excited to get another $5 ECB back for that too!

You can check out all of this week’s CVS Deals HERE!

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My CVS Haul: 30 FREE Boxes Of Kleenex!

by ocdealmama on April 6, 2013

Yep, I did it! I took advantage of the 5 computers that are in my house, got my 10 coupons and brought home 30 FREE BOXES OF KLEENEX from CVS!

My store(s) activate the new sale late Saturday afternoon, so I was able to do this deal today. I could have purchased all of them in the same store, but I have several around me so I opted to break it up. Each store I went to today was very well stocked, thankfully. I’m donating all of these to my kids’ school. I love FREE!!!

Here’s what my deal looked like… I’m putting it all together to simplify, but this deal tracks and you can purchase them throughout the week and at multiple stores.

***DEAL SCENARIO***
BUY (30) Kleenex Regular 100ct, with Lotion 70ct or Upright 60ct – $0.99 Each
Subtotal $29.70 {CVS ECB Deals trigger at 99% so this works!}
USED: (10) $2 OFF Any (3) Participating Kleenex CVS Printable
Paid $9.70, Got Back $10 ECB
= FREE!

I paid $2.38 in tax, offset by my $0.30 from above… net $2.08 for a nice supply of Kleenex for the school!

Be sure to check out my CVS Matchups for all the deals this week!

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My Albertsons Haul – Spent $28.68, Saved $138.01!

by ocdealmama on April 4, 2013

Guess who went to ALBERTSONS today?

I was able to pick up everything in this picture today for ONLY $28.68! I SAVED $138.01 or 83% and I didn’t even have a coupon for everything I bought. Here’s what I did….

***DEAL SCENARIO***
(2) Cocoa Pebbles – $2.50 Each
(2) Quaker Oatmeal Squares – $2.50 Each
(2) Dole Fruit Squishers – $2.50 Each
(4) Chef Boyardee – $0.68 Each
(2) Little Debbie Donuts – $1.99 Each
(2) Little Debbie Brownies – $1.79 Each
(2) McCormick Grill Mates – $1.00 Each
(5) Juicefuls Fruit Snacks – $2.50 Each
(4) Welch’s Light Grape Juice – $1.88 Each
(2) Sara Lee Bread – $2.29
(2) Hot Dog Buns – $1.39 Each
(6) Dreyers Outshine Fruit Bars – $2.50 Each
(4) Eggo Waffles – $1.50 Each
(4) Red Baron Pizzas – $3.00 Each
2.35lbs Bananas – $1.62
Subtotal: $89.68
USED: (6) $2/1 Outshine Bars (FB, NLA)
AND: (2) $1/2 Red Baron Multi Serve Pizzas (30303)
AND: (4) $0.75/1 Welch’s Light Juice Beverage printable
AND: $1/2 Sara Lee Bread Varieties printable
AND: (2) $1/1 Dole Fruit Squish’ems printable
AND: (2) $0.75/1 McCormick Spice, Herb, Extract or Food Color, exp. 4/14/13 (RP 03/03/13)
AND: (4) $0.75/1 Little Debbie Snacks, exp. 5/31/31 (SS 02/03/13 R)
AND: (5) $1/1 Juicefuls Juice Filled Fruit Snacks, exp. 5/31/13 (SS 03/10/13 R)
AND: (2) $1/1 Pebbles Cereal (FB, NLA)
AND: (2) $1/1 Quaker Oatmeal Squares (Found inside my Quaker Oatmeal, check your boxes!)
AND: (20) Albertsons Doublers – Deducted $1 Each
AND: (10) Albertsons Doublers – Deducted $0.75 Each
Final Price: $28.68!

How AWESOME is that??? My store allowed me to use all of my Doublers in one transaction. The Doublers do state “Limit 2 per Transaction” on them, so if you have multiple to use be sure and ask before you make your way to the checkout. {I could have gotten the exact same deal had I done 15 separate transactions, fortunately I didn’t have to!}

I’m sure you’re wondering how I got my hands on 30 Doublers. Lets just say my car happened to drive by a community mail center with a trash can next to it, piled high with unwanted ‘junk mail’. What’s one man’s trash, is another man’s TREASURE, and this particular trash saved me $27.50 tonight! {For the record, I am NOT a dumpster diver… these just happened to be right on top and were there for the taking!}

Be sure and check out this week’s Albertsons Deals & Coupon Matchups before you go! If you find anything I missed, leave it in the comments!

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My CVS Trip – I Got Pledge Multi Surface For ONLY $0.05!

by ocdealmama on March 16, 2013

I made a quick run to CVS late this afternoon to take advantage of a few deals before my week gets crazy. My store is one of the stores where the new ad activates early… 4pm PST for me here in SoCal. (My 24HR store doesn’t activate until 9pm, only the non-24HR store activates at 4pm). Lucy for me, that means I can shop BOTH ADS on Saturday nights!

If you haven’t checked out my CVS Matchups for the new week yet (3/17 – 3/23) be sure to do so! There are some GREAT DEALS this week. I was really excited about the Pledge deal, which is why I went today, before they sold out. There’s an ECB promotion running on these, Spend $14, Get Back $4 ECBs (Limit 1). Pledge is priced at $3.50 (Regularly $7.29 at my store which is INSANE). Here’s what your deal will look like…

***DEAL IDEA***
Buy (4) Pledge Multi Surface – $3.50 Each
USE (2) B1G1 Pledge Multi Surface Product, exp. 3/23/13 (SS 02/10/13)
Pay $7.00, Get Back $4 ECB
=$0.75 Each

The max value of the BOGO Coupon is $4.90 and when they scan it, it takes off the full $4.90. Some store will override this, others may not. My store did NOT, so I ended up with (4) Pledge Multi Surface for ONLY $0.20 = $0.05 Each! I was going to be happy with my $0.75 price, but I am THRILLED at $0.05!

Did you happen to get a CVS Coupon in your email this week (Thursday)? I got a $5/$30 this week! I needed to re-stock my Diet Coke so here’s what I did…

***DEAL IDEA***
Buy (4) Pledge Multi Surface – $3.50 Each
AND (6) Diet Coke 12-Packs – $2.97 Each
AND (1) PAAS Egg Dye Kit – $1.99
Subtotal: $33.81 (+ tax & CRV)
USED: $5/$30 CVS Coupon from my Email
AND (2) B1G1 Pledge Multi Surface Product, exp. 3/23/13 (SS 02/10/13) {each auto-deducted $4.90}
AND (2) $2/3 12-Pack Coca Cola Products (MFR Q In the Wholesome Choice sale ad this week!!!)
Paid: 15.01 + Tax & CRV, Got Back $4 ECB Pledge, $5 ECB Coke & $1.99 ECB PAAS!
=$4.02 for Everything!

I actually paid with ECBs from last week, so I only paid the TAX out of pocket. If you have a Wholesome Choice near you, I highly recommend that you stop by and pick up a sale ad (available by the front doors). The $2/3 12-Packs coupon is a MANUFACTURER coupon and it can be redeemed anywhere. There is no logo on it, simply a manufacturer’s coupon. It expires on 3/20 so be sure to keep that in mind!

***Note: The limit on the Coke 12-packs THIS week was 6 but the new ad has a limit of 4. That limit is per TRANSACTION. You can still pick up 5 or 6, just split your transactions up. The ECB will print when you purchase FIVE 12-Packs. I bought six because I had two $2/3 Coupons!

I’m excited about my trip. What’s on your list this week?

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My Target Trip: FREE Bounce, Cheap Waffles, Juice & Pop Tarts!

by ocdealmama on March 3, 2013

I went to Target today for my $1 Eggo Waffles… did you?

I was very excited to find my store fully stocked with waffles. They had them in the normal spot and also in one of the end-freezers. I managed to clear some room in my freezer, but I plan to go back for a second round at the end of the week. My boys go through at least a full box in one sitting, so unfortunately these won’t last long at my house! I brought home everything in the picture for a net price of $22.14! Here’s what I bought today…

***DEAL SCENARIO***
(12) Eggo Waffles – $2.00 Each
(6) 12ct Pop Tarts – $2.75 Each
(2) Tropicana Farmstand Juice – $3.00 Each
(12) Bounce Sheets 34ct – $1.97 Each
USED (2) $1/3 Kellogg’s Pop-Tarts or Pop-Tarts Mini Crisps, exp. 4/14/13 (RP 03/03/13 R)
AND (2) $1/1 Tropicana Farmstand Bottle, exp. 4/28/13 (RP 03/03/13)
AND (4) $3/3 Tide, Boost, Downy or Bounce exp. 3/31/13 (P&G 03/03/13)
AND (4) $3/3 Laundry Care Items TARGET Coupon (SS 3/3/13)
Paid $42.14, Got Back (4) $5 Target Gift Cards
Net $22.14!

The Bounce was FREE after the coupon stack! The Target Coupons in today’s Smart Source insert are NOT limited to one per guest like the Target Web Coupons are, so you can purchase up to (12) in one transaction if you have (4) of each coupon! The Tropicana Farmstand Juice was a nice surprise for the gift card deal. It works out to be ONLY $1.00 per bottle after the coupon and gift card. I haven’t tried it yet, but it sounds like something my guys would like. I took a stroll down the cereal aisle, and unfortunately the Cocoa Krispies are NOT included in the gift card offer so I skipped the cereal deal!

While planning your trip, keep in mind, per the Target Coupon Policy you can only use (4) identical coupons per household, per day!

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My CVS Trip – Net $13.49, Saved $187.79!

by ocdealmama on February 10, 2013

I made a trip to CVS today. I wasn’t overly excited to go, but it ended up being a GREAT trip! My older boys’ school is collecting items this week for Team Kids, to send to the troops abroad. I bought the TRESemme, Colgate and the Hershey’s Simple Pleasures for them. The BOGO FREE TRESemme coupon expires tonight, which is really the reason I decided to go… so glad I did!

Here’s what I picked up today:
(6) Charmin Basic 12 Double Rolls – $5.44 Each (Much larger rolls than the Ultra)
(10) TRESemme Shampoo/Conditioner – 3/$10.00
(2) Nature Made Minis – BOGO FREE ($10.79)
(1) Colgate Max – $3.00
(1) Colgate Max on Clearance – $0.99
(2) Conair Curling Irons – $2.49 Each (Clearance)
(10) Hershey’s Simple Pleasures – $3.00 Each
Subtotal: $115.74
USED: $2.50/1 Colgate Max from the CVS Coupon Center
AND: $10/1 Nature Made Mini Product CVS Coupon
AND: (2) $3/1 Nature Made MINI Product printable
AND: $1/2 Charmin (from a box of Duracell batteries)
AND (4) $0.25/1 Charmin
AND: (5) BOGO FREE TRESemme – Auto Deducted $6 each ($30.00)
AND: (2) $0.50/1 Colgate Toothpaste
AND: (3) $1.75/1 Hershey’s Simple Pleasures (Coupons.com Savings Club)
AND: (7) $1.50/1 Hershey’s Simple Pleasures, exp. 2/17/13 (SS 01/06/13)
Paid $48.49, Got Back $10 ECB Charmin, $10 ECB Hershey’s, & $10 ECB Conair
= $18.49
Less: $5/$20 Charmin, Mr. Clean and Febreze Products (SavingStar Deposit)
NET =$13.49

WOWZA! I actually split this into separate transactions because I wanted to use my ECBs to pay for some of my other items (to keep my out of pocket cash low). I also went to (2) different stores.

A few take-aways that may help you plan your trip:

The Nature Made Minis are a HUGE MONEY MAKER ($5.21 for me), and as long as you have items in your order to cover the overage, you’ll get it. Be sure to hand over the (2) $3 manufacturer coupons FIRST, then the $10 CVS coupon.
It seems that the Coke/Hershey’s ECB offer might be TWO, not ONE like the ad states. I had a mistake in my matchup that said the Hershey’s were as low as $0.25 wyb 10. Well, actually that IS true, but I meant to put wyb 5 (fixed now). The ad states that the offer is Spend $15, Get Back $5 ECB. I bought all (10) Hershey’s in the same transaction (=$30) and I got back a $10 ECB. My receipt now says the limit is reached at $30.
There’s an unadvertised ECB for Conair Appliances – Buy 1, Get Back $5 ECB (LIMIT 2)
The CLEARANCE Conair Curling irons ARE producing the $5 ECB, so they paid me $2.51 EACH to buy them (Another $5.02 Money Maker!). Only the 3/4″ ones were on clearance at my store. LOVE it when that happens!

AWESOME TRIP!

*Be sure to check out all the CVS DEALS for this week before you head out!

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My Rite Aid Haul – Cheap Tide Boost & Ice Cream!

by ocdealmama on January 31, 2013

If you’re on my Facebook page you may have seen this in the Bragging Lounge already… but just in case!

I made a quick trip to Rite Aid Tuesday morning to stock up on Tide Boost to go along with my Tide Detergent stockpile (thank you CVS). It’s included in the Spend $30, Get Back $10 +UP P&G Promotion this week, and we just got a NICE $3/1 coupon in last week’s P&G insert! I also wanted to pick up some ice cream since it works out to be ONLY $1.12 per carton. I’m hoping it lasts through the week around here… I had to hide some of it! I did the ice cream all together but did split up the Boost. I couldn’t find all (10) in one store and that’s how many I wanted!

***DEAL SCENARIO (multiple transactions)***
(10) Tide Boost 18ct – $5.94 Each
(1) Dawn Hand Renewal – $0.99
Subtotal: $60.39
USED: (10) $3/1 Tide Boost Duo Pac, exp. 2/28/13 (P&G 01/27/13)
AND: $0.50/1 Dawn Hand Renewal, Power Clean, Bleach Alternative or Oxi, exp. 2/28/13 (P&G 01/27/13)
Pay $29.89, Got Back (2) $10 +UPs
= $9.89 ($0.94 Each for Boost, $0.49 for Dawn)!

And for my guilty pleasure…

***DEAL SCENARIO***
BUY: (6) Thrifty Ice Cream 1.75qt – 2/$5.00
USED: (6) $0.55/1 Real California Dairy Product printable
Paid $11.70, Got Back $5 +UP
=$1.12 Each!

You can take advantage of these Rite Aid deals & more through Saturday (2/2/13). Check out the full Rite Aid Matchups!

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My Vons Trip – Money Maker Hallmark Cards + Cheap Pasta Sauce!

by ocdealmama on January 26, 2013

I popped over to Vons this morning for a few items. My littles were out of SunnyD and they are somewhat addicted to it right now. I was told I needed to go to get some right away, and I didn’t complain – 20 minutes of FREEDOM, #thankyouverymuch!

There are a few deals worth mentioning if you missed them in the Vons matchups. First, the Classico Catalina offer ENDS TOMORROW (1/27) so if you are low on pasta sauce (and didn’t get the $1/2 Ragu coupon, like I didn’t) it works out to be $0.99 Each wyb 3 or 4, after Catalina. I also had a Just For U offer that save me an extra $0.25 per jar AND an iBotta offer for an additional $0.50 Off so I got mine for $0.74 each! The Barilla Pasta is $0.99 and I used $1/2 to get it for ONLY $0.49 per box (SS 1/6/13 insert).

***DEAL IDEA***
BUY (4) Classico Pasta Sauce – $1.99 Each
(With in-ad Coupon or Just For U, LIMIT 6) <—- Load this to your card or clip the in-ad coupon
USE: $1/3 Classico Sauce printable
Pay $6.96, Get Back $3 Catalina (ENDS 1/27)
= $0.99 Each
Submit $0.50/1 Classico (Ibotta eCoupon)
= $0.87 Each!

The Folgers K-Cups are part of $5 Friday, and you can get a 12ct K-Cup box for ONLY $4 with the $1/1 coupon (RP 1/13/13 insert). You can still load the $5 Friday offers to your card through the weekend, even if you didn’t do it on Friday. I loaded mine from the parking lot this morning!

SunnyD happens to be on sale for ONLY $0.99 through February 5th!

Lastly, and my FAVORITE DEAL… Vons is running a promotion with Hallmark through 2/14/13. If you Buy (3) Hallmark cards in a single transaction, you’ll get back a $5 Catalina coupon to use on your next in-store purchase (Limit 1 offer per transaction). This offer excludes the $0.99 Cards and gift enclosures, but keep your eyes peeled for these…

***DEAL IDEA***
Buy (3) Hallmark Cards – $1.99 Each
USE: $2/3 Hallmark Cards ($2 Min Purchase Required)
Pay $3.97, Get Back $5 Catalina
= 3 FREE CARDS + $1.03 MONEY MAKER!

Lather, rinse, repeat…!

I Spent $21.98 out of pocket today, and got back $8 in Catalinas… Net $13.98! Not a bad morning!